Perched on the edge of the cliffs. Impressive ruins | Spotting WILD horses from the side of the road

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  • Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
  • In this video on ‪@offroad801‬ I'll be highlighting our first visit to Hovenweep National Monument. We've actually not even heard of this place - until now. We were extremely surprised, because we did NOT expect to find massive Ancient fortresses, perched on the edge of the cliffs. With very well preserved and impressive ruins. Along the way, we were spotting WILD horses, from the side of the road! This was truly an incredible adventure, and we hope you enjoy it, as much as we did.
    Glad you joined us today, and every week. Hopefully you "liked" 👍this video, and will return again next week - for another. Feel free to leave a comment and I WILL respond asap. Have a great night 😊
    Curtis and Chantel | Offroad801 🚙🤙
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Комментарии • 49

  • @GallandsAcrossTheLands
    @GallandsAcrossTheLands 2 месяца назад +2

    Wow, that is just amazing incredible, thanks for sharing this, stay safe out there and have fun, 👋

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад +1

      You're so welcome. I kept seeing the signs. And finally I said ok. Let's do this. I'm so glad I did.
      What a place!!!
      Thank you so much 👍.

  • @buckwheatsofia
    @buckwheatsofia 2 месяца назад +1

    Incredible, thank you for sharing

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      You are so welcome. Thanks for watching 👍.

  • @StacySalmans
    @StacySalmans 2 месяца назад +2

    Beautiful animals! 5:00 heck yeah! Very cool nesting capture! They knew what they were doing with great views. Wow, wow, wow Awesome video Curtis!
    Definitely put this on the to-do list! Congrats 2K!!

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад +1

      What an amazing place 😍. So many things to see. I didn't even know about this one. 👍 Thanks again for your support.

    • @chantelsandberg801
      @chantelsandberg801 2 месяца назад +2

      We both thank you Stacy the congrats. Curt works his butt off. 😂 Hovenweep was new for us too. This whole area is just incredible

  • @kayleighllyn8253
    @kayleighllyn8253 2 месяца назад +1

    Loved it! Thanks!❤

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      You're welcome 🙏. Thank you so much 👍.

  • @chantelsandberg801
    @chantelsandberg801 2 месяца назад +2

    Wake up to that everyday you ask? Um - yes please.... Would be amazing ❤

  • @wayalife8239
    @wayalife8239 2 месяца назад +3

    Wow!! This is just mind blowing. Thank you for taking us there.

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      You're welcome. Thanks for coming on the adventure. 👍

    • @balazskiss985
      @balazskiss985 2 месяца назад +1

      @@offroad801 places like this you can find red bricks in walls, on soil

    • @balazskiss985
      @balazskiss985 2 месяца назад +1

      @@offroad801 29.24 around, the blocks are melted to the stone, actually, stone rock below is melted wall flow down and patrified/cooled out

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      @@balazskiss985 They are everywhere 👀

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      @@balazskiss985 It could be 🤔

  • @balazskiss985
    @balazskiss985 2 месяца назад +1

    just cool

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      Very cool 😎 👍

    • @balazskiss985
      @balazskiss985 2 месяца назад

      @@offroad801 ruclips.net/video/JRP-WY10Kw0/видео.html

  • @jersey63
    @jersey63 2 месяца назад +1

    Went there last year. Planning to go back and hike in the canyon if possible. There are so many buildings! Nice shots!

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  Месяц назад

      Nice 👍. What an amazing place. There is so much to explore. Thanks for watching 👀

  • @h.bsfaithfulservant4136
    @h.bsfaithfulservant4136 2 месяца назад +2

    Corvids are cool, aren't they? Smart and sassy 😉
    Those Mustangs just get lovelier everytime you film them Curtis 👍
    I can't get my head round those Anasazi ruins...there is such a range of styles, stonework and building on such a variety of foundations is odd to me 🤔
    It's almost like a training camp for building stuff 👀...?
    Lovely place though.
    Glad the 🦎 is keeping up his fitness regime 😁

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes. We love watching the ravens. They are very smart.
      The Mustangs are a treat. You can't find them everywhere. So I make sure to stop and get a good look. 👀
      From what I've been learning lately. There are at least 4 different styles. Most of the ones I've seen are the Mesa Verde style and a few Ancestral Puebloan structures. I'm kind of feeling that these are fortresses or maybe even worse. A prison 🤔. We've been watching a Navajo historian lately. According to his ancestors, the Anasazi were very dark. And did a lot of bad things to the peubloan people.
      The build quality is amazing. I'm still in shock 😲

    • @h.bsfaithfulservant4136
      @h.bsfaithfulservant4136 2 месяца назад +1

      @@offroad801 Oh, that's so interesting about the Anasazi...I thought they were ancient native Americans, that lived in larger communities.
      How awful that they may have imprisoned the indigenous people.
      Were they South American?
      It's so sad that native Americans who lived off the land, and weren't destructive in the way that non natives tended to be, were treated so terribly by incomers 😞.

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад +1

      @h.bsfaithfulservant4136 The Navajo story compared to what they tell us on all the signs and booklets we have gathered. They don't match up very well. 🤔 I feel the Anasazi are the Aztec from Mexico.
      I've always felt bad for the Native Americans. They have such an amazing culture. For over 10,000 years, they thrived in this area. This place is very sacred to their culture. And I think I can feel it. There are ruins everywhere it just blows my mind.

    • @h.bsfaithfulservant4136
      @h.bsfaithfulservant4136 2 месяца назад +2

      @@offroad801 I agree. The way they went about things is sustainable culture...so of course, it had to be suppressed in favour of something that isn't 😞
      I wish they have enough of a memory of the old ways, so if a cataclysm comes, they'll be the survivors...
      And your good selves of course 🙂...at least you'll know where all the best camping spots are 😉👍

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад +1

      @h.bsfaithfulservant4136 So true. It's all about power and control 💪. That's kind of why I spend so much time in remote locations. You need to have a place to go when s#*! hits the fan. But hopefully, that doesn't happen. That would not be fun 😕.

  • @justnerdystuff
    @justnerdystuff 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow! Amazing! Both the wild horses and the ancient ruins. At the visitor center did they give any information on why/how they know the ruins are 1,000 years old and the history of the people who lived there? Or did you not go in because of the "O Hell No!" big black spider?

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад +1

      Agreed 👍. It's amazing out here 😍. I went way to early. The visitor center was still closed. Then that big hairy spider told me I better get moving. From what I've learned. Ancestral Puebloans settled the southwest around 650 and settled in the cliffs sometime around 1200 they vanished.
      They have excavated many sights finding artifacts. They have done some carbon dating to estimate the age of the ruins. But I'm not sure they really know 🤔.
      Thanks for hanging out. And cheers to a spider free day.

  • @celebrating50yearsoftransc89
    @celebrating50yearsoftransc89 2 месяца назад +1

    thanks for sharing this, i loved the feeling of the place , who was living there ? can you please tell me what kind of camera you were using, the zoom is fantastic.

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      You're so welcome. It was very peaceful there.
      I would say the Anasazi called this place home. Up until around 1200ad. Then they disappeared.
      My camera is just a plain camcorder with the most zoom I could find. Panasonic I believe.

  • @odysseyusa
    @odysseyusa 2 месяца назад +1

    I love historical sites. About how far away from the Rimrocker is that?
    We got to see wild horses a couple of times in Wyoming. The last time was in our Wild in Wyoming video. I’m not a horse person so I don’t know what kind they are but I’m curious.
    Great video!

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      Looks to me. The Rimrocker trail starts or ends in Bluff Utah. Which is only about 30 miles from Hovenweep.
      I'm not to good with my horse breeds either. I just like to watch them. Where in Wyoming did you see Mustangs?
      Thanks for watching.

    • @odysseyusa
      @odysseyusa 2 месяца назад +1

      @@offroad801 We were fortunate enough to see them in the Bighorns and the desert SE of the Wind River Range. Great times.

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      @odysseyusa Cool 😎. I will definitely keep my eyes open. Next time I make it that way.

  • @SydneyRadio2UE
    @SydneyRadio2UE 2 месяца назад +1

    Remember at 38:03 that it's not only a selfish thing to do, by stealing artifacts from these sacred places, but you can also be charged with a felony if caught. For details, you need to read the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. Not only does this act protect ancient sites, but also all historical sites on public land which are more than 100 years old, which includes old mining areas. Yes - I said mines, they are protected under federal law (16 U.S. Code § 470bb), and if you are caught removing items or vandalizing old buildings, be prepared to pay the penalty.

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      Yes. Very true. Plus, it would also be a federal charge. That means you get to go to Federal Prison. That doesn't sound like fun 😕

  • @hermitlifeinthemountainsub9493
    @hermitlifeinthemountainsub9493 2 месяца назад +1

    These native people gave back their creations to Mother Earth, to let Child Nature reclaim this land. To whom this land next goes, only the Raven knows.

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      I like it. That sounds about right .

  • @balazskiss985
    @balazskiss985 2 месяца назад +1

    melted red brick ruins

    • @offroad801
      @offroad801  2 месяца назад

      This place is crazy 🤪.

    • @balazskiss985
      @balazskiss985 2 месяца назад

      @@offroad801 ruclips.net/video/YifcHFF8YcY/видео.html